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Excuses are the worst. We all make them, even if they are
just little ones. But excuses rob us of progress. The worst thing about making
excuses is that sometimes, often times we’re not even aware that what we are
saying really are excuses. They may seem like practical thought-out reasons
something cannot be accomplished; they may seem like a logical progression
derived from the facts at hand. They may just seem comfortable and reasonable.
You’ve probably heard or said something similar: “I can’t afford it,” “I don’t
have enough time,” “there isn’t anyone to help me,” “I don’t know enough about
it,” “I don’t want to do it alone,” “It sounds too complicated,” “It’s all
their fault,” “I’m not to blame.” At the heart of them all they are just jabs of negativity
robbing us of our goals, sabotaging our successes and fueling our discontent.
The trouble is, we get so used to saying and hearing these sorts of things,
they become second nature, comfortable, even reliable. Getting stuck in an
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Do you ever wonder why you fail? Of course you do. Failure
sucks but it seems unavoidable. We should all strive for success but be
prepared for failure, because unlike success, failure can teach us a lot. We
can learn where we need help, where we need practice, motivation, instruction, experience,
focus, the list is almost endless. But failure can be deceiving. It can teach
you to give up and that’s a terrible outcome. When you fail, you need to
persist; not at failing, but at attempting the next success. To put it another
way, if you failed, you need to go back to square one, start over again, and
give it another go. Now I’m sure you’ve heard the old quote attributed to
Einstein, the line goes something like “The definition of crazy is trying the
same thing over and over again expecting a different result.” Okay, so I’m not
advocating craziness, but I am advocating persistence. Trying again, with a different
perspective, a different …